Grinding gears of government

As this dream-machine we call the U.S.A. struggles to move forward, our congressional drivers disagree on how it should be operated. While the bumpy ride escalates, the commander rides along while offering no real solutions.

They ignore the fact that the propelling mechanism is not automatic, and neglect what it takes to make the traditional time-tested gears mesh.

In the last four years, they've spent more than $5 trillion with little to show for the effort. Unemployment is high, and morale is low thanks to record taxing revenues. As over-spending and our ever-increasing national debt threaten to kill the engine, we're sputtering along on fumes.

Spinning the wheels creates a lot of smoke, but it doesn't move us forward. We're in desperate need of a tank-full of unifying leadership, not divisive finger pointing.

As we drive through the tunnel of sequestration, we should use this as an opportunity to shine the light on governmental waste and absurdity with a crackdown of fraudulent expenditures.

Instead, the situation is being exploited and people frightened with the release of convicted felons from prison, and curtailing border patrol. These erroneous measures alone place us all in harm's way.

There is no disputing this president has been effective in regard to change. If we continue our decline and the midterm elections provide unconstrained control by gaining the House, our country may be left with toothless gears.

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Grinding gears of government

CHAZ SMITHMuncieAs this dream-machine we call the U.S.A. struggles to move forward, our congressional drivers disagree on how it should be operated. While the bumpy ride escalates, the commander